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I gave my teenage niece an iTunes gift card for Christmas this year so she could give the music library on her new iPod a boost. Before narrowing down her selections in iTunes, we made a playlist in my Spotify account to check out the latest hits. Don't tell anyone, but I've been listening to Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez ever since. I sent my niece a text yesterday to thank her for sharing such great music with me, and she responded, "thanks 4 bringing me into your world once more."

Wow, pretty poetic for my niece - at least I don't remember her being that expressive before! Now, I've long felt more capable of expressing myself in writing than I do verbally, but my niece reminded me how much freedom the written word sometimes gives us to reveal the person we are, even if we don't have the courage to say those things face to face to another human being.

My closest friends know that I've been writing the past couple years, everything from long spiritual essays to angsty poetry to a blog about online dating, and I've even mused about writing a book. As I go into this new year, I am filled with gratitude for so many experiences, hope for what the future brings, and the motivation to make more space in my life for creative expression. So, with that intention, I am starting "365" and am resolved to write something every day this year.

One of my former teachers made a similar resolution to run every day for an entire year, and he never skipped a day, even when he was sick! Here's to the same devotion (or is it insanity?) for my 365 in 2012!

Rockin' out to Kate's Favs and ringing in the New Year!